Publishing Models

Course Description

Publishing houses in Canada can be characterized in a number of ways including type of ownership, size, and nature of the publications. In addition some publishing houses are strictly dedicated to specific regions or readerships. In this course, students have the opportunity to compare and contrast the features of Canadian publishing houses and the models, which support these businesses. Their explorations include business plans, ideologies, projected readership, job opportunities, diversity and business organization. Guests from the field lead the examination of educational and academic publishers, micropresses, children's literature, political presses, sales organizations, self-publishing and more.